One of the coolest things about my weekly adventure in our local weekly is the feedback I receive from those who dare to follow along. Take, for example, last week’s photo story.

Admittedly, I went a bit off the rails, as I am prone to do! Between tooth brushing with something I mistook for Crest and the amount of daylight, the road to Terabithia may have been Uber challenged. Sorry. But, today, I will try to redeem myself.

A dear old friend gave me a call regarding my take on how the length of daylight is progressing at this time of year. Thank you. In summary, I will attempt to recover my insight shortfall.

I reported that I had heard a TV weather person say that after the solstice we would be gaining two minutes of daylight per day. Well, that’s not exactly accurate. What was pointed out to me is this. Immediately following the December “shortest day,” the amount of daylight stays the same for a while and then only increases one minute per day for a period of time. Only at a date in January does the amount of daylight’s increase hit its stride at two minutes per day. Thus the reason for my premature euphoria. I believe we are now adding two minutes of daylight per day. So we never collected the extra hour that I suggested. I guess I should pay more attention to the tube I select for teeth brushing.

So this week, I will try a less controversial subject. The unmistakable clarity of a January sunset as seen from Newagen town dock at about 5:15 p.m. No predictions or false information to share, just clear and cold! No television support necessary.

I predict we will have more of these days before we reach summer, regardless of the amount of daylight. Better to be safe than sorry.